diff --git a/hosts/by-name/servo/services/gitea.nix b/hosts/by-name/servo/services/gitea.nix
index c595ad9a2..8b6daa92f 100644
--- a/hosts/by-name/servo/services/gitea.nix
+++ b/hosts/by-name/servo/services/gitea.nix
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
       ROOT_URL = "https://git.uninsane.org/";
     };
     service = {
-      # timeout for email approval. 5760 = 4 days
-      ACTIVE_CODE_LIVE_MINUTES = 5760;
+      # timeout for email approval. 5760 = 4 days. 10080 = 7 days
+      ACTIVE_CODE_LIVE_MINUTES = 10080;
       # REGISTER_EMAIL_CONFIRM = false;
       # REGISTER_MANUAL_CONFIRM = true;
       REGISTER_EMAIL_CONFIRM = true;
-      # not sure what this notified on?
+      # not sure what this notifies *on*...
       ENABLE_NOTIFY_MAIL = true;
       # defaults to image-based captcha.
       # also supports recaptcha (with custom URLs) or hCaptcha.